TORONTO – Sono contrastanti le reazioni dei leader indigeni riguardo la visita di Papa Francesco in Canada in programma dal 24 al 30 luglio. Mentre alcuni di loro giudicano favorevolmente il viaggio di cinque giorni del Pontefice, altri sono delusi del fatto che alcune parti del Paese non rientrano nell’itinerario stabilito. Il Vaticano ha annunciato venerdì che il Papa si recherà in Alberta, Quebec e Nunavut…
TORONTO – Indigenous leaders’ reactions to Pope Francis’ visit to Canada scheduled for July 24-30 are mixed. While some of them favorably judge the Pontiff’s five-day trip, others are disappointed that some parts of the country are not part of the established itinerary. The Vatican announced Friday that the Pope will travel to Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut.
TORONTO – “I thought it was a wonderful way for the Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) to launch itself and ’present its credentials’ to the international community”, remarked Dan Montesano, member of the Board of Governors of AGPI. He was commenting by phone on the significance of the AGPI’s decision to present its first Annual Human Rights Award in New York on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, to Canada’s UN Ambassador, Bob Rae. (more…)
TORONTO – A global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent but without giving up the new taxes provided for the tech giants. Canada welcomes the agreement reached at the G7 but at the same time, through Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, reiterates that the plan signed at the weekend will not change Ottawa’s plans, which from January 2022 will impose a new tax on big tech buddies. (more…)
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned that Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the Americas and that, without prevention actions, there is a risk that this boom will be worse than the one that many countries went through last year. (more…)